Men And Boys In Badgaon

Men And Boys In Badgaon

How do interactions with the men and boys of a city shape our understanding of it? Does their behaviour make us feel safer or otherwise?

Rural Banks And The Blame Game

Rural Banks And The Blame Game

"The worst service I've ever got..." Those were my words as an unsatisfied customer at my bank's home branch in Kerala four years ago. Little did I know that in my role today, I would be closely interacting with bank officials and customers. I'm working with migrant...

Community Policing Programme In Kushalgarh

Community Policing Programme In Kushalgarh

A society that normalises and neglects violence against women slowly develops a disturbing pattern, disregarding the safety, basic rights, and dignity of women within the community. This social behaviour eventually encourages silence and acceptance. It leads to the...

जानकी अम्मा – एक विश्वास और  उम्मीद

जानकी अम्मा – एक विश्वास और उम्मीद

जन स्वास्थ्य सहयोग (JSS) छत्तीसगढ़ के बिलासपुर जिले में एक छोटे से गाँव गनियारी में स्थित है. यह संस्था लोगों के स्वास्थ्य पर काम कर रही है, विशेष रूप से उन आदिवासी और पिछड़े लोगों के लिए, जो बिलासपुर और उसके आसपास के क्षेत्रों में रहते हैं और स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं से वंचित...

Obligated Resilience And Optimistic Illusion Of Climate Adaptation

Obligated Resilience And Optimistic Illusion Of Climate Adaptation

Chronicles from a community's struggle of resilience, who have to keep adapting to shifting according to political and climatic uncertainties This climatic year have been bad for the Van Gujjar community as the migrating group went through the shift and faced...

आसपुर, राजस्थान के गांव से नेतृत्व बढ़ौती तक का मेरा सफर

आसपुर, राजस्थान के गांव से नेतृत्व बढ़ौती तक का मेरा सफर

मेरा नाम मनीष है और मैं दक्षिणी राजस्थान के डुंगेरपुर जिले के आसपुर कस्बे मे रहता हूँ। डुंगेरपुर जिला आदिवासी क्षेत्र है, यह राजस्थान का बॉर्डर वाला जिला है। इससे आगे गुजरात लगता है और साथ ही मध्यप्रदेश भी। आसपुर में एक बाँध बना हुआ है जो की डुंगेरपुर जिले का सबसे बड़ा...

A Day In My Life As An India Fellow – Part 1

A Day In My Life As An India Fellow – Part 1

When the day begins, I don’t know how it’s going to end. India Fellow sometimes sounds taxing to people looking at it from the outside. The unpredictability, the lack of structure on some days, having to be ready on the go. But I think this is exactly what keeps me on...

हुर्रा, एक सामुदायिक युवा

हुर्रा, एक सामुदायिक युवा

सुदूर इलाके में स्थित एक गाँव है, मिनपा, जिसकी जनसंख्या महज़ 900 के आस पास है। यहाँ के घरों की छतें खपरेल और छिंद के पत्तों से बनी होती हैं तथा दीवारें लकड़ी और मिट्टी की। आसपास सब जगह धान के खेत, घने जंगल और कच्ची पगडंडियां हैं। इस गाँव में लोग खेती और मजदूरी करके...

An Attempt To Collectivise Through Zines

An Attempt To Collectivise Through Zines

First things first. What is a zine?Good question. Tricky answer. For a lot of people around the world, across time, a zine (pronounced zeen) has always meant much more than an independent, inexpensively made, small, self-circulated piece of publication. It is first...

How Do We Learn And Design For Others’ Learning

How Do We Learn And Design For Others’ Learning

A facilitator in college in one of my earliest classes in my first year asked us, “How was your morning today? Draw it and show me”.  This was a morning like that. A morning when you've woken up but not quite. On a morning like this there isn’t much to look forward to...

A Resurgence Of Community Libraries In India

A Resurgence Of Community Libraries In India

India has had a long culture of libraries that served not only as a treasure trove of knowledge but also as learning spaces. Places where debates and dialogues took place. Today, the status of public libraries is dwindling. A study conducted in 2018 revealed that in...

Migration: A Journey Of Hope And Challenges

Migration: A Journey Of Hope And Challenges

Migration has emerged as a transformative lifeline for ambitious individuals in search of better livelihood opportunities, particularly in the vibrant landscapes of south Rajasthan. Amidst agricultural distress and limited local employment prospects, many young men...

Rohit, A Young Boy From Bania Chapar

Rohit, A Young Boy From Bania Chapar

In the heart of Bania Chapar, a village nestled in the rolling landscapes of the Gopalganj district, a thirteen-year-old boy named Rohit Kumar Chauhan embarks on a remarkable journey each day. He studies in the 8th grade at the government-upgraded higher secondary...

Arranging For A Table And Pulling Some Chairs

Arranging For A Table And Pulling Some Chairs

I am working with Khamir on creating a craft curriculum and delivering it in schools. Our vision is to create an education system that is not only rooted in mainstream knowledge but also reveres the traditional knowledge systems that have thrived in India for...